#FridayNightRewind: 12 Texas high school football state champions crowned, as prep season comes to a close

By Brent Glasgow | Posted 12/24/2017

Photo via Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News

The final #FridayNightRewind of 2017, brought to you by Tackle Tube USA, is an all-Texas edition, as the last state to settle its state championships did so starting on Wednesday and ending Saturday night.

The finals kicked off with 6-Man 1A D1, as Borden County topped Jonesboro 60-22.

History was subsequently made in 6-Man 1A D2, as Strawn notched a 78-42 victory over Balmorhea. Dan Gartland of SI.com reports Strawn's K-lani Nava kicked nine extra points while becoming the first female to play and score in a Texas state title game.

Four championships were decided on Thursday: 

2A D1: Mart 34, Refugio 21

2A D2: Muenster 27, Tenaha 20

3A D1: Rockdale 45, Brock 29

3A D2: Newton 40, Gunter 16

Rockdale's triumph included an emotional moment toward the end:

Three titles were claimed on Friday: 

4A D1: Carthage 49, Kennedale 21

4A D2: Pleasant Grove 41, West Orange-Stark 21

5A D1: Highland Park 53, Manvel 49

Clint Buckley of the East Texas Sports Network reports Carthage's victory delivered the program's sixth state championship since 2008. Quarterback Gunner Capps threw for 365 yards and three touchdowns, receiver Mekhi Colbert set a Class 4A title game record with 191 receiving yards on eight catches, and running back and Texas commit Keaontay Ingram had 163 yards and three TDs on 15 carries, including this gem:

Mitch Stephens of MaxPreps says John Stephen Jones - grandson of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones - threw for a state finals record 564 yards, along with five total touchdowns, in Highland Park's victory, clinched on a 16-yard TD to wideout Cade Saustad with 34 seconds left. Saustad had a record 220 receiving yards, as did Manvel wideout and Texas A&M commit Jalen Preston. The teams combined for 1,301 yards.

That left three games on Saturday:

5A D2: College Station 20, Aledo 19

6A D1: Allen 35, Lake Travis 33

6A D2: Cy-Fair 51, Midway 35

Fans got the type of game they came to see as MaxPreps national No. 4 Allen topped No. 12 Lake Travis. Michael Flores of Sports Day HS reports Lake Travis took a third quarter lead after falling behind 21-0, but Allen won its fifth state title thanks in part to 176 yards from running back and offensive MVP Brock Sturges, and a key stop on a two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

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